"Tom Myott has fallen in love-hopelessly, passionately, and irrevocably, he said - and his wife doesn't seem to mind.
The object of his affection has taken him out of town on overnights and caused him to steal an hour or two from the family, several times a week to spend with his muse and himself.
The fetching siren that calls to the young artist, yet causes his wife no furrowed brows, stands much taller than he and is far more muscular. Myott is besotted with horses.
Racing horses, hunters and jumpers, the creak of saddles and the jangle of the bit, horsesin a field or poised at the starting gate, munching grass or being hosted by a groom - all of it, in the world of horses, all those jockeys and owners and trainers, and especially the horses themselves, have become his grand obsession."
Excerpt from feature article by Pamela A. Gibbs - SPIRIT OF SARATOGA MAGAZINE
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"It is clear that Myott greatly respects the masters whose works greately influenced him, but it's important not to confuse Myott's reflective nature with lack of personal growth or development. What Myott has been able to bring to the racing genre, with what by now is clearly, his own individualistic style, is not only exciting, but in many ways his merging of subject and style makes absolute sense...Myott is able to create large powerful muscular visions of horses as they race around the track. The sense of movement within the painting is unmistakable; the dots of color Myott paints outside his subjects give the illusion of great speed, as if horse and jockey are moving so fast they literally shed dots of their own color unable to hold on to the subjects as they travel at such a frightening pace."
Excerpt from feature article by Daniel Schechman -Special Edition "Today's Home" SARATOGA TODAY NEWSPAPER
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"Subscribing to the methods of artist and print maker Chuck Close, Myott builds his paintings with an underlying grid, applying layers of bold color and creamy washes that form the integrity of the piece. The grids, no longer discernible, exert an inner order over the external expression of his work, which comes alive in the process. Even his still scenens have the element of movement - "Saratoga Hat's" captures the couture of racing's fashionistas as their pre-race excitement shivers the canvas. His female studies are, at once, tender and intense. His landscapes breathe."
Excerpt from feature article by Toni Pricci - SARATOGA SUMMER MAGAZINE
